NFL will reportedly open 2018 season with Vikings-Eagles NFC championship rematch

CBSSports.com—The defending Super Bowl champions are set to kick off the new season Sept. 6

NFL rumors: Eagles facing Minnesota Vikings to open NFL season?. The Eagles reportedly know who their first opponent of the 2018 NFL season will be. The team which wins the Super Bowl typically opens the next season with a Thursday night home game. The Eagles get that honor in 2018 after beating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII (52).
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The Philadelphia Eagles reportedly have the first opponent of their Super Bowl defense lined up.
Howard Eskin of Sports Radio WIP in Philadelphia reported the Eagles will host the Minnesota Vikings to open the 2018 season. The game will be a rematch of the NFC Championship Game, in which Philly dismantle the Vikings in a 38-7 blowout to reach Super Bowl LII.
The Eagles went on to earn a 41-33 win over the New England Patriots for their first Lombardi Trophy in franchise history.
The Vikings team...